End of the Road (1970): Cast & Plot
End of the Road is a 1970 comedy drama directed by Aram Avakian, starring Stacy Keach as Jacob Horner, James Earl Jones and Ray Brock. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Aram Avakian
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Max L. Raab Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is End of the Road About?
The premise of End of the Road without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Shortly after receiving his graduate diploma, Jacob sits at a train station, poised for the future, when an abrupt interruption triggers a flood of 1960s‑era images—war, injustice, assassination, protest—that plunge him into a catatonic state. The subsequent bizarre rehabilitation and its lingering effects draw him further into a spiral of madness.
End of the Road Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- psychedelic
- mad doctor
- insanity
- counterculture
- satire
- abortion
- based on novel
- independent film
- grotesque
- jazz
- unfaithful
- boy scout
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- satire comedy
- dark comedy
- skinny dipping
- older woman younger man relationship
- absurd humor
- graduation
- classroom
- american flag
- gun
- marijuana joint
- doctor patient relationship
- love triangle
- train station
- english teacher
- catatonia
- eccentricity
- cult film
- dead woman with eyes open
- woman dies from abortion
- black humor
- bestiality
- chicken
- mental illness
- anti establishment
End of the Road Cast & Characters
Stacy Keach leads the cast as Jacob Horner, with James Earl Jones as Doctor D and Ray Brock as Sniperman / Mrs. Dockey. Directed by Aram Avakian; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Aram Avakian
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Stacy Keach as Jacob Horner -
James Earl Jones as Doctor D - Ray Brock as Sniperman / Mrs. Dockey
- Grayson Hall as Peggy Rankin
Also Starring in End of the Road
· 9 more- Harris Yulin Joe Morgan
- Dorothy Tristan Rennie Morgan
- M. Emmet Walsh Crab Man / Tutu Man
- Graham Jarvis Dr. Carter
- James Coco School Man
- John Pleshette Finkle
- Ellen Faison Sarah Bernhardt
- Terry Southern Mr. Caruso
- Illa Howe Elvira Madigan
More from Aram Avakian
More films directed by Aram Avakian: 11 Harrowhouse, Cops and Robbers and Lad: A Dog.
End of the Road Plot Summary
What happens in End of the Road from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jacob Horner, played by Stacy Keach, has just earned his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University and steps from the graduation into a pulsing montage of 1960s upheaval. Images surge by—Kennedy’s assassination, civil rights protests, campus unrest, and the escalating Vietnam War—until he reaches a train platform and collapses into a catatonic stupor. The moment is fragile and shocking, a hinge between personal doubt and a wider social chaos.
Full summary
The whole story of End of the Road, scene by scene
End of the Road Videos
The clip of End of the Road.
How Well Do You Know End of the Road?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor plays the newly graduated protagonist Jacob Horner?
Cars in End of the Road
9 cars on screen, including the 1958 Volkswagen De Luxe Sedan Typ 1 and the 1962 Pontiac Bonneville.
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1958 Volkswagen De Luxe Sedan Typ 1 Important role -
1962 Pontiac Bonneville Minor role -
1947 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith Minor role -
1966 Volkswagen Squareback Sedan Typ 36 Minor role
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End of the Road FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of End of the Road, each answered in a sentence.
How long is End of the Road?
End of the Road runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was End of the Road released?
End of the Road was released on February 10, 1970.
Who directed End of the Road?
End of the Road was directed by Aram Avakian.
More films by Aram Avakian Who is in the cast of End of the Road?
End of the Road stars Stacy Keach as Jacob Horner, James Earl Jones as Doctor D and Ray Brock as Sniperman / Mrs. Dockey, among 13 credited actors.
Does End of the Road have a post-credit scene?
No. End of the Road has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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